Will the world run out of fresh water?
By: David Haugen and Susan Musser, book editors
Series: At issue
Publisher: Greenhaven Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Detroit, MI
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780737756081; 9780737756098
Subjects: Water consumption; Water supply; Water resources development
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: There is a looming global fresh water shortage / Paul Alois; title: To solve the looming fresh water shortage, people must learn not to take water for granted / Charles Fishman; title: Desalination is part of the solution to fresh water shortages / McKinley Conway; title: Desalination is too expensive to be a solution to fresh water shortages / Kris De Decker; title: Desalination threatens the environment and public health food & water watch; title: Human ingenuity will eventually solve the looming fresh water shortage / Brian Fagan; title: Fresh water is becoming a privatized commodity instead of a public trust / Jeneen Interlandi with Ryan Tracy; title: Fresh water should be treated as a commodity / Peter Brabeck-Letmathe; title: Fresh water should be treated as a human right / Maude Barlow; title: Access to fresh water may spark conflict in the Middle East / Daniel Darling; title: Access to fresh water is a contentious issue in the Israel-Palestine conflict / Wilson Dizard; title: Middle Eastern governments must adopt better fresh water conservation practices / Jon B. Alterman and Michael Dziuban; title: Fresh water access can present opportunities for international cooperation / Karin R. Bencala and Geoffrey D. Dabelko; title: Organizations to contact; title: Bibliography; title: Index.